Jean-Claude Van Damme Planning a Real Kickboxing Match

Back in September we reported that Jean-Claude Van Damme has been working on a new project, a documentary about his training for a K-1 kickboxing match, which will lead up to him actually getting into the ring for a real fight.

Van Damme has now revealed that this is still happening and the plan is to create two reality TV shows, one focusing on him training and another focusing on the training of his opponent, a Thai fighter Somluck Kamsing. Both TV shows will end when the 50-year-old Van Damme and 37-year-old Kamsing battle in a ring in China. When? In October of this year.

Kamsing was the 1996 Olympic Gold medalist in boxing at 126 pounds and also fought in both the 2000 and 2004 Olympics. He has over 300 bouts to his credit and even appeared in the Asian version of the "Fearless" film, in which he has a fight scene with Jet Li.

@telur - took the words out of my mouth.
@grizzle - I remember Minks rant on JCVD, it was funny as hell! Mink has a certain flare to his smart assery, that's for sure. He is missed! COME BACK MINK!!!
@JCVD - GO AWAY JCVD!

@JCVD - disregard the last statement if, in case, you plan on doing "HardTarget2:DOCs Mouth", "DoubleImpact2:DOCs Mom", or "Bloodsport15:LBFC (Lohans Bloody Festering c*nt)". I would pay to see those, as long as they are in 3D!

ok being serious, van damme was a real kickboxing champ back in the late 70's early 80's, but for him to fight a fight like that at his age at 50, um no. At his age one hard shinbone kick to his legs from a fighter like Kamsing, he'd be crippled for life and everything he's done is down the tubes, so he's either incredibly courageous or ungodly stupid

@ranger
Dont count Van Damme out yet, he'll make a late comeback in his fight and land it patented 360 splits kick knocking out kamsing as the bell sounds, hey it can happen it's happned in my kickboxing fights lol

Isn't JCVD the president of AARP? Will he be allowed to bring his walker into the ring? I heard the fight will be broadcasted live durning the early bird special so that his peers will be able to watch. Will poligrip be able to hold his dentures in throughout the whole fight? I heard that he originally wanted Chuck Zito but Zito said; "It would be like taking candy from a retarded baby... Again"

i think the plan is is he is going to train in ONE reality TV show so he doesn't get f*cked up in a fight with a guy who is probably a superior fighter then him, and THEN he is going to do the second reality show (the one where his spine is going to ripped out his ass, skull included=backwards predator style))

Takes real guts to do what he's doing at his age. As stupid as it is theres got to be some respect for him. If this was Lundgren, jackie chan, or anyone else, there wouldnt be half the amount of crap aimed at them as there is for Van Damme, over whats possibly mostly focused because of Expendables. He's allowed to be in whatever films he likes. Same as Kurt Russel and the others who said no to Stallone.

What do you mean by "do what he's doing at his age"?
Chuck Norris is like 90 and could still win martial arts tournaments, sitting down, with his arms behind his back, asleep and inside a box... if anyone actually would be stupid enough to fight Chuck Norris.

Chuck Norris gets more ass that a toilet seat.
Chuck Norris can punch a cyclops between the eyes.

JCVD is a retard.
Now Hershel Walker is someone I can respect. He's going to compete in MMA and still looks like a freaking 20 year old. Saw him on ESPN and the dude's cut from stone. Said he's been practicing martial arts since college and he's f*cking 48 years old. I wish I looked half as put together when I hit that age.

Yeah, he had made himself into a joke, but he's having something of a comeback lately, first with JCVD and now with Universal Soldier 3, yes, I f*ckin' said US3. US3 is a DTV masterpiece, I'm not even kidding. JCVD and Dolph are actually really good in it, tons of awesome action, etc. Seriously, read Vern's review of it at AICN. It's awesome, if you like 80's action movies.